Date: February 25, 1947
The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union. Date: February 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947AK-47 Enters Production in Soviet Union July…
The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel. Date: April 9, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April…
The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Date: April 9, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947India Gains Independence from British Rule, Joins Commonwealth – August 15, 1947Meet…
First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University. Date: September 9, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Journey of…
New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect. Date: May 3, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Edwin Land Demonstrates First Instant Camera in New York City, February 21, 1947Journey of Reconciliation Begins, First Interracial…
The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen. Date: January 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…